Judges 4:10

Judges 4:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and he went up with ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him.
• New International Version (NIV)There Barak summoned Zebulun and Naphtali, and ten thousand men went up under his command. Deborah also went up with him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Barak called out Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh. And 10,000 men went up at his heels, and Deborah went up with him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; he went up with ten thousand men under his command, and Deborah went up with him.

Context of Judges 4:10

8Barak told her, “I will go, but only if you go with me.” 9“Very well,” she replied, “I will go with you. But you will receive no honor in this venture, for the Lord’s victory over Sisera will be at the hands of a woman.” So Deborah went with Barak to Kedesh. At Kedesh, Barak called together the tribes of Zebulun and Naphtali, and 10,000 warriors went up with him. Deborah also went with him. 11Now Heber the Kenite, a descendant of Moses’ brother-in-law Hobab, had moved away from the other members of his tribe and pitched his tent by the oak of Zaanannim near Kedesh. 12When Sisera was told that Barak son of Abinoam had gone up to Mount Tabor,

Judges 4:10 word by word

וַיַּזְעֵ֨ק בָּרָ֜ק אֶת־זְבוּלֻ֤ן וְאֶת־נַפְתָּלִי֙ קֶ֔דְשָׁה וַיַּ֣עַל בְּרַגְלָ֔יו עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת אַלְפֵ֖י אִ֑ישׁ וַתַּ֥עַל עִמּ֖וֹ דְּבוֹרָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Barakבָּרָקbârâq · BarakH1301
• calledזָעַקzâ‛aq · to cry outH2199
• Zebulunזְבוּלֻןzebûlûn zebûlûn zebûlûn · ZebulunH2074
• and Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִיnaphtâlîy · NaphtaliH5321
• to Kedeshקֶ֫דֶשׁqedesh · KedeshH6943
• and he went upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• with tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
• thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• at his feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• and Deborahדְּבוֹרָהdebôrâh debôrâh · DeborahH1683

Cross-references for Judges 4:10

• Judges 4:6One day she sent for Barak son of Abinoam, who lived in Kedesh in the land of Naphtali. She said to him, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, commands you: Call out 10,000 warriors from the tribes of Naphtali and Zebulun at Mount Tabor.
• Judges 5:18But Zebulun risked his life, as did Naphtali, on the heights of the battlefield.
• Judges 5:15The princes of Issachar were with Deborah and Barak. They followed Barak, rushing into the valley. But in the tribe of Reuben there was great indecision.
• Exodus 11:8All the officials of Egypt will run to me and fall to the ground before me. ‘Please leave!’ they will beg. ‘Hurry! And take all your followers with you.’ Only then will I go!” Then, burning with anger, Moses left Pharaoh.
• 1 Samuel 25:27And here is a present that I, your servant, have brought to you and your young men.
• 1 Kings 20:11The king of Israel sent back this answer: “A warrior putting on his sword for battle should not boast like a warrior who has already won.”

Commentaries on Judges 4:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Ten thousand men at his feet - Ten thousand footmen. He had no chariots; his army was all composed of infantry.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Rather, “and ten thousand men went up (to Tabor) at his feet;” i. e. as his followers (“after him,” Judges 4:14).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-16Verses 10-16 Siser's confidence was chiefly in his chariots. But if we have ground to hope that God goes before us, we may go on with courage and cheerfulness. Be not dismayed at the difficulties thou meetest with in resisting Satan, in serving God, or suffering for him; for is not the Lord gone before thee? Follow him then fully. Barak went down, though upon the plain the iron chariots would have advantage against him: he quitted the mountain in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10The warriors were from Barak's tribe, Naphtali, and its southern neighbor, Zebulun.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-171. The children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord, when Ehud was dead--The removal of the zealous judge Ehud again left his infatuated countrymen without the restraint of religion.Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 4:10

• Canaanites
• Deborah
• Hypocrisy
• Naphtali
• Zebulun

In the dictionaries

• Kedesh
• Naphtali
• Zebulun
• Asleep
• Harosheth of the Gentiles
• Jabin
• Prophetess
• Tabor
• Thirsty
• Abdon (1)

Commentaries on Judges 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings